A political analyst who doubles as financial engineer has said that the current 1992 constitution is not-fit-for purpose.
Speaking on Plan B FM’s late afternoon show EBAANKSEN hosted by Ohene Kinnah,Mr. Nti simply makes the point that “frankly, other than the Constitution of the First Republic, this 1992 constitution is, from a governance and people-centered perspective, easily the worst constitution in our political history.”
He also feels that, unlike previous constitutions, the 1992 version is the most profligate a situation that has led to extremely wasteful public expenditure.
Mr. Nti made reference to Members of Parliament (MPs) who have, by virtue of the Constitution, been empowered to enjoy a lot of privileges and benefits to the detriment of the average citizen.
Additionally, he said these MPs have failed to use their power to save the country from bad transactional agreements and subsequent judgment debts arising from contractual breaches of those deals.
In his opinion, the surest way to reverse this and to help Ghana is to “fix the constitution in the many places where it is irredeemably broken.”
“The 1992 Constitution is also the most profligate, in the sense that it invites wasteful growth in the size of government and in public expenditures. No wonder it has both attracted and spawned a political class in its own image. It has lasted longer than all the rest only because We the People are tired of.”
“The longevity of this constitution is not because there is something intrinsically superior or great about the constitution itself; there isn’t at all. But this should not mean we must continue to put up with whatever is served us in the name of the constitution”, he stated.
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